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Brandon Village Hall:

115 N. Center St.

Brandon, WI 53919

Ph: (920)346-5415

Fax: (920)346-8217

Clerk:    Deb Stark  

Board

President:    Steven Tetzlaff

Trustee:      

Trustee:      Dave Tarr

Trustee:      Pamela Sauer

Trustee:      Annette Henker

Trustee:      

Trustee:      Mike Walgenbach

Treasurer:    Sherry Laper

Assessor:         Joel Ryan

Permit Issuer:   John Dobbratz

Police Chief:     Tom Dornbrook        

Library Board:

President:         Kevin DeCramer

Trustee:           Donna Schmuhl

Trustee:           Vicky TeBeest

Trustee:           Tylor Loest

Village Liaison:  

Brat Stop

No, that's not rude children, it's Wisconsin's famous delectable. Almost every weekend from Spring to Fall, nonprofit organizations hold a fundraiser fry at the Brandon Brat Stop on Main St. Stop to take home some brats, or eat in Depot Park. Either way it's a delicious and economical lunch and the money goes to good causes.

The Historical Society

The Historical Society has lost its home and must relocate. All items are upstairs in the library. The Society is in need of space, funds, and donated labor to make a new museum a reality. The cost for a membership is $8.00 per family, $5.00 per single, and $1.00 for youth. All are welcome. Help preserve Brandon History. Call Twilah DeBoer at (920)346-2366 with questions.

The museum has an excellent collection of Brandon History. The society receives email and surface mail from all over the United States and the world inquiring about genealogical matters.

Some great history and genealogy sites for the area include:

Brandon Historical Website

Fond du Lac County Local History

Ancestry blog

Roots Web

Brandon Library History

The Brandon Public Library began as a cold storage building and harness shop built in 1894 by Charles R. Ellis, a local village merchant.  In 1897, the building was sold to the Village of Brandon making the upper level into the Village Hall and the lower level into a one-room fire department with an addition to the roof - the bell tower.

By 1912, the Thursday Club, a local women’s club of “social and intellectual culture”, along with other local clubs stressed the need for Brandon to have a free Public Library which would be located on the lower level of the old Ellis Block.  Funds were granted by the Village to remodel the front room, and on March 27, 1913, the Brandon Public Library opened for the first time.

English, German, and Dutch books with a natural collection of birds, animals, insects, and minerals, all donated by Village patrons, made up the first collection of the Library material.

Wisconsin State Historic Place

April 27, 2007

National Historic Place

January 2008

Former Brandon Librarians (from 1913 to 2009)

If anyone reading this has information about others who have served here, please let us know.

24-Hour Library Chat

Due to a reduction in state & federal funding, the AskAway email & chat service will end on Friday January 20, 2012. After that date, please contact your library’s staff directly via phone 920-346-2350, email ross@brandonlibrary.net, or stop in to get the answers you seek.